Download - Portfolio Committee on Transport Annual Report Briefing 2004/05

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Portfolio Committee on Transport

Annual Report Briefing

2004/05

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Contents

• Context• Core Mandate of the RSR• Key Performance Areas for 2004/05• Progress Report• Current and Short-Term Activities• Key Challenges• Organisational Matters• State of Safety Report: 2004/05• Conclusion

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Context of the RSR

• Vision of DoT (paraphrased)– To provide safe, reliable, effective, affordable and fully integrated transport

operations and infrastructure to meet needs of all communities, in support of Government strategies for social and economic development, whilst being environmentally and economically sustainable.

• Preamble to RSR Act– Safe railway operations fundamental to safety of persons and the environment– Safe railway operations promote railways as efficient mode– Safe railway operations must be overseen, managed, and co-ordinated– Relationship between railway safety, and occupational health and safety and

security– RSR primary role in safe railway operations; supporting role in occupational health

and safety, and security– Organs of state must co-operate as provided for in Chapter 3 of the Constitution

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Core Mandate of RSR

• Oversee safety in railways

• Promote use of rail

• Develop safety regulations

• Monitor and ensure compliance with the Act

• Give effect to the Act

• Note– Focus on safety

– Supporting role on security

• KPA’s– Development of the

Institution of the RSR– Creation of a regulated

environment– Creation of a safe

railway environment( see next slide for detail)

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Key Performance Areas

• Development of the Institution of the RSR– Appointment of staff– Development of organisational systems and processes– Performance Agreement with DoT– Develop a cohesive team

• Creation of a regulated environment– Develop regulations and standards– Issue Safety Permits– Co-operative Agreements with state departments.

• Creation of a safe railway environment– Oversee safety including audits, inspections, analysis of statistics and

occurrence reports, undertaking occurrence investigations– Create public awareness on safety.

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Progress• Railway Safety Management Regulations

– Defines contents of SMS and SMS Report – Specifies that operators must submit the SMS Report

with application for a permit– Specifies occurrences to be reported– Describes information to be provided for assessing

performance• Issued Temporary Safety Permits

– Data base of operators – Operators enabled to develop SMS– Received occurrence reports (immediate and quarterly)

(will form part of NIMS)• Safety Permits currently being issued

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Progress (cont.)

• Developed draft South African Standard: Railway Safety Management: Part 1: General (SANS 3000-1/ RSR 001)

• Gained support and commitment from industry• Road shows to explain the RSR Act and expectations• Developed internal data base for capturing and analysing

occurrences – will form part of NIMS– state of railway safety analysis done

• Regulations for the development of standards published for comment (closing date31 October 2005)– National standards (developed with Standards SA)– Industry Standards (developed by Industry Association)– Local standards covering specific local conditions

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Current and short term activities

• Regulations– Imposition of fines– Level crossings– Exemption from compliance with the Act– Financial assistance

• To assist worthy needs that will improve safety

– Unlawful occupation of land• Address unsafe conditions for operations and people

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Current and short term activities (cont.)

• Development of standards– SANS 3000-2 to 3000-8

• Technical requirements for engineering and operational standards: General

• Track, civil, and electric traction infrastructure

• Rolling stock

• Train control systems

• Operational systems

• Railway interface with other modes and utilities

• Human factors

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Current and short term activities (cont

• Conduct research into the creation of competent authority for the transportation of dangerous goods by rail.

• Development of co-operative agreements– DoL– SAPS– DME– NNR

• Determination of fee structure for permits

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Key Challenges

1. State of infrastructure & rolling stock

2. Security

3. Enforcement of the Act

4. Gautrain Rapid Rail Project

5. Intro of competition in rail sector – Freight Logistics Strategy

• MTEF Budget

• RSR Sustainability / Funding

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1. State of infrastructure & rolling stock

• Vandalism and theft• Maintenance cycles compromised• Service worthiness• Branch line infrastructure neglected• Sustainable replacement strategy for

commuter rolling stock• Creative management to maximise what

exists

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2. Security

• Security in trains – major problem.

• Role identification of RSR, SAPS and Operators

• Co-operative Agreement with SAPS

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3. Enforcement of the Act

• Issue notices – generally weak enforcement mechanism.

• Act provides for use of the criminal justice system

• Propose regulations for the imposition of fines

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5. Gautrain Rapid Rail Project

• Unique technology for South Africa• Unique operating parameters• Evaluation of project from a safety perspective

– Agreeing on standards

– Acceptance of the risk management processes, including risk assessments and risk control strategies

• Expertise to be acquired for the above

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6. High Safety Risks

• Level Crossings

• People struck by trains

• Dangerous goods

• Security

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7. MTEF Budget

Current provisions for RSR inadequate• 2005/06:

– Allocated: R 20.00m; • 2006/07:

– Allocated: R 21.20m; • 2007/08:

– Allocated: R 22.26m;

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Organisational Matters• Strategic Plan approved by board• Organisational Structure approved (59 positions)• Executives appointed: 6• Other positions: 7• Critical positions advertised: 26 positions• Board: 2 vacancies; organised labour, financial

expert• Interim Policies developed

– HR– Procurement– Finance

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Organigram

Board

CEO

Internal Audit

Regulation Assurance Corp. Affairs Support Services Finance

Legal advisor/ Board Secretary

Strategy & Economic Planning

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Financial Status of RSR2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

R’000 R’000 R’000

Grants 10,000 15,000 20,000

Expenditure 2,763 6,573 ---------

Surplus 7,237 8,427 ---------

Add surplus 7,237 15,664

Cash available (31 March 2005

35,664

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Auditor-General’s findings (04/05) and corrective measures taken.

• No internal audit functionProcessing an appointment of internal

auditing service as an outsourced function.

• Procurement policy not compliant with supply chain management framework

Currently aligning policy.

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• Proper asset control not adhered toA asset register system has been created.

• No prior written approval from NT on accumulated surplus funds

Request for ex-post facto approval from NT.

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• No materiality framework developed.Materiality framework in place.

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• Exp not in accordance with approved budget.

Budget control measures have been put in place (cost centres created, created budget control position)

• Annual report not submitted (03/04)Report submitted and tabled in Parliament.

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• Audit committee composition not meeting requirements.

Established a properly constituted audit committee.

• Quarterly reports excluded extent of compliance with PFMA

Reports to adhere to requirements.

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• Audit committee composition not meeting requirements.

Established a properly constituted audit committee.



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• No risk assessment conductedPart of the TOR for the internal audit

function.



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State of Safety

• Information captured on preliminary data base (forerunner to NIMS)

• Occurrences captured in 12 categories

• Trends are indicative, but not absolute

• Selected a sample of indicators as examples of trend analyses to be done

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Level Crossing Occurrences

• Inconsistent application of signage and warning devices

• Accountabilities ill defined

• Propose to create a working group to develop regulations

Level Crossing Occurrences

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Level Crossings

• Illegal level crossings• Inconsistent standards• Preliminary stats:

– 2003/04: 161 incidents

– 2004/05: 171 incidents

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People struck by trains

• Informal settlements

• Inadequate provision of access across tracks

• Community awareness programmes

• Regulations to control informal settlements posing threat to safety

• 2003/04: 582

• 2004/05: 455

People struck by train

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Unlawful occupation of land

• Track integrity undermined

• OHTE cables stolen• Dangerous for both

occupants and train operations

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Walking on the tracks

• Need safety included in schools curriculum

• Access across tracks not available?

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Informal Settlement

• Left hand line abandoned

• Propose community awareness programmes

• Financial assistance?

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Security Related• Includes personal safety

occurrences and asset related occurrences

• Propose Co-operative Agreement with SAPS to focus on security occurrences that focus on safety and vice versa

• Act focuses on safety, but recognises there is a relationship between Safety and Security

• 2003/04: people related: 400 asset related: 2016

• 2004/05: people related: 577 asset related: 2166

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Fencing

• Children next to line• No fencing• Community awareness

programmes

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Informal Settlement

• Left hand line abandoned

• Propose community awareness programmes

• Financial assistance?

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Security RelatedSecurity related

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• Includes personal safety occurrences and asset related occurrences• Propose Co-operative Agreement with SAPS to focus on security occurrences that focus

on safety and vice versa• Act focuses on safety, but recognises there is a relationship between Safety and Security

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Safety and Security

• Holding Doors open

• Hanging out of train

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Safety and Security

• Holding doors open– Damages

mechanism

– Dangerous

– Allows criminal element to throw people off trains

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Collision Rate

• Indication of a parameter that will be measured

• Not benchmarked• Increase in rate may

be attributable to improved reporting and not more occurrences

Collision Rate

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Derailment Rate (Passengers)


• Not benchmarked• Decrease indicated

Derailment Rate (Passengers)

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Derailment Rate (Freight)


• Not benchmarked

Derailment rate(freight)

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Freight train derailment

• Challenge is to determine root causes:– Management system

failure– Human factors

• Training• Working conditions• Attitude• Etc.

– Technical failure• Maintenance

– Loading error– other

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Dangerous Goods

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Dangerous Goods

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Dangerous Goods

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Safe and Secure!

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Conclusion and Commitment

• Challenges have been identified

• Task is immense but not impossible provided:– We appoint suitable staff– The industry continues to support the RSR– Required funds are made available

• We commit the RSR to meet the challenges

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